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Optimizing an efficient urban tree strategy to improve microclimate conditions while considering water scarcity: a case study of Cairo

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This study aims to develop an efficient urban tree strategy (UTS) to enhance the microclimate conditions of cities that suffer from heat stress and strong solar radiation, such as the metropolitan area of Greater Cairo.
Ahmed Yasser Abdelmejeed, Dietwald Gruehn   +1 more
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Organic Materials of Tomorrow: Horizons of Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines machine learning techniques accelerating the discovery of organic semiconductors by linking molecular structure to properties. Key methods include graph neural networks, generative models, and active learning. Applications to organic photovoltaics demonstrate practical impact.
Harold Mena, J. Terence Blaskovits, Kun‐Han Lin, Denis Andrienko   +3 more
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Ecology of estuarine macrobenthos [PDF]

, 1999
Macrobenthos is an important component of estuarine ecosystems. Based on a cross-system comparison, we show that estuarine macrobenthos may directly process a significant portion of the system-wide primary production, and that estuarine macrobenthic ...
Middelburg, J.J., C.H.R. Heip, Heip, C.H.R.,, P.M.J. Herman, Herman, P.M.J.,, Herman, P.M.J., Middelburg, J.J.,, Koppel, J. van de,, Van de Koppel, J., J.J. Middelburg, J. Van De Koppel, Heip, C.H.R.   +11 more
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Rivers and flooded areas identified by medium-resolution remote sensing improve risk prediction of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Thailand

Geospatial Health, 2013
Thailand experienced several epidemic waves of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 between 2004 and 2005. This study investigated the role of water in the landscape, which has not been previously assessed because of a lack of high ...
Weerapong Thanapongtharm, Thomas P. Van Boeckel, Chandrashekhar Biradar, Xiangming Xiao, Marius Gilbert   +4 more
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Rational Tuning of Hygroscopic Oscillation of Stacked Nanoflake Assemblies for Continuous Ambient Energy Harvesting

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Stacked nanoflake assembly (SNA) membranes can oscillate autonomously, offering opportunities for soft actuation and energy harvesting. This work uncovers the physical mechanism behind the sustained oscillation of SNA membranes in gradient humidity and identifies three governing dimensionless parameters, enabling rational design for optimizing SNA ...
Zijing Zhang, Jimin Fu, Gesa Zhang, Zhihua Liang, Boxun Zhang, Haimin Yao   +5 more
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Communication Networks and Spatial Ecology in Nightingales

, 2011
In most animals, communication plays a central role in a variety of contexts. In this chapter, we synthesize studies on vocal communication and spatial behavior in nightingales, Luscinia megarhynchos, with other research on songbirds to emphasize the ...
Marc Naguib, Philipp Sprau, Valentin Amrhein, Kunc, Hansjoerg, Naguib, Marc, Naguib, M., Hansjoerg P. Kunc, Tobias Roth, Kunc, Hansjoerg P., Roth, T., Sprau, Philipp, Kunc, H., Amrhein, Valentin, Roth, Tobias, Kunc, H.P., Amrhein, V., Sprau, P.   +16 more
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The impact of vector control on the prevalence of Theileria cervi in farmed Florida white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Vector-borne diseases exert a global economic impact to the livestock industry. Understanding how agriculture practices and acaricide usage affect the ecology of these diseases is important for making informed management decisions.
Allison Cauvin, Karen Hood, Rebecca Shuman, Jeremy Orange, Jason K. Blackburn, Katherine A. Sayler, Samantha M. Wisely   +6 more
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Sustainable Poly(Lactic Acid)/Graphene Oxide Bioelectronic Platform for Neurotransmitters Sensing and Tunable Stimulation of Astrocytes

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces sustainable PLA/graphene oxide bioelectronic interfaces featuring electrodes with tunable conductivity and strong electrocatalytic performance. These platforms were used to implement a new method for tuning astrocyte Ca2+ signaling and for the efficient detection of key biomarkers.
Alessandra Scidà, Giulia Cazzador, Roberta Fabbri, Matteo Calosi, Alessandro Silvestri, Andrea Candini, Fabiola Liscio, Franco Corticelli, Aikaterini Konstantoulaki, Andrea D'Iorio, Marco Caprini, Vincenzo Palermo, Monica Bertoldo, Valentina Benfenati, Chiara Zanardi, Emanuele Treossi   +15 more
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Remote sensing, geographical information system and spatial analysis for schistosomiasis epidemiology and ecology in Africa. [PDF]

, 2009
Beginning in 1970, the potential of remote sensing (RS) techniques, coupled with geographical information systems (GIS), to improve our understanding of the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis in Africa, has steadily grown. In our current review,
Utzinger, J, Stensgaard, AS, Simoonga, C., Olsen, A., Kristensen, TK, Utzinger, J., Vounatsou, P, Brooker, S, Olsen, Annette, Kristensen, T. K., Simoonga, C, Appleton, CC, Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, Olsen, A, Stensgaard, A. S., Vounatsou, P., Appleton, C. C., Kristensen, Thomas K., Appleton, C.C., Brooker, S.   +19 more
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Leveraging open source land use and land cover data for urban and regional planning in transforming areas

Regional Studies, Regional Science
A steadily growing repository of publicly available land use and land cover (LULC) data holds great potential for addressing pressing challenges, e.g., associated with climate change or profound societal and economic transformations. However, significant
Florian Klopfer, Dietwald Gruehn
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